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Days of Heaven

7.5/10

Rating

94 min

Runtime

1978

Release Year

Terrence Malick

Director

Cast

Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Robert J. Wilke

Quick Synopsis

In 1916, a steelworker from Chicago accidentally kills his supervisor and decides to escape to the Texas Panhandle. He travels there with his girlfriend and his younger sister, seeking work harvesting wheat. They find employment on a large wheat farm owned by a reserved and serious farmer, where they try to build a new life amid the challenging conditions of the rural landscape.

Detailed Synopsis of Days of Heaven

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

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